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One million flight hours for the Rolls Royce' AE-2100 engine

London, UK - It is the propellor of the C-130

Rolls Royce achieved an other primacy: its AE-2100 turboprop engine, installed on the military transport aircraft C-130s. In fact, has passed the goal of one million flight hours. This propellor is the heir of the T-56 installed on the first C-130 entered in services in the second half of the ’50s. Currently these planes are utilized by US Air Force, Marines corp, Danish Air Force, Italian Air Force a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 139363
Rome, Italy, 04/18/2006 15:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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